CO129-585-1 Sino-Japanese conflict- attacks on shipping 25-1-1940 - 2-10-1940 — Page 278

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WONG MUK (

), age 39 years, folie of Fishing

Junk No. £383 H.D., native of Yacau, stetes:

I am a folie employed on board the above junk.

At about 03.00 hours on 25th October, 1939, I

was on the top deck fishing off the starboard side when I noticed a motor boat approaching my junk about 30 yards astern. It had no port or starboard navigation lights,

only a white light at the bow. on seeing the motor boat

I raised the alarm. My master and several folies then

came up on deck and the crew of the motor boat opened fire

at my junk. My master and his younger brother named

FANG FUK (

} each armed themselves with a rifle

and opened fire at the approaching motor boat. Ky master

then went over to the port side of my junk and fired at the

motor boat with the cannon. The white light on the motor boat then went out and the motor boat steamed away towards

the direction of LIN TIN (

). The last time we

went out fishing in Deep Bay was about 2 weeks ago.

During the past 2 weeks we have been fishing off TUNG KVU

) Light House. We change our fishing grounds

{

according to the wind, as we require a high wind for

trawler fishing.

When not fishing our base is at

CHING SHAN KEUK (

)

(øgd) D. DAVIES,

Police Sergeant A.200.

26th october, 1939.